Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Ka Makani Players will present “Once Upon a Mattress,” a comic retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” with three performances next month at the school’s Gates Performing Arts Center.
Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Ka Makani Players will present “Once Upon a Mattress,” a comic retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” with three performances next month at the school’s Gates Performing Arts Center.
Shows begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 10-12 and 2 p.m. Nov. 13. Tickets, available at the door, are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
If you thought you knew the story of “The Princess and The Pea,” you might be in for a walloping surprise. Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night?
Carried on a wave of delightful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans.
“Once Upon a Mattress” is presented through special arrangement with R &H Theatricals. Music is by Mary Rodgers, daughter of famed composer Richard Rodgers. HPA theater instructor Mary Ellen Agnew-Place is the director and music director. Tani Wright Cordova is choreographer, Jared Terpak is technical director and lighting designer, and June Kim is set designer and stage manager.
The Ka Makani Players cast features Kristen Cole-Lanier as Princess Winnifred, Colby Camero as Prince Dauntless, Katie Gargiulo as Lady Larkin and Tanner Riley as Sir Harry.
Also featured are Shanae Butler as Queen Aggravain, Kaika Painter as The Wizard, Jacob Rouse as King Sextimus, Cameron Supplee as The Minstrel, Mako Yamamoto as The Jester and George Donev as “Many Moons Ago” Prince and Sir Studley. Fourteen other HPA students play supporting roles and assist with production.
For more information, call 881-4002.